After Chang Sen roasted the hare, he put it in his arms and said lightly:
"It seems that you are not stupid. Of course, this is also thanks to you."
"Huang Taiji heard that 100,000 reinforcements have arrived at Shanhaiguan, and you are preparing to return to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. You should cooperate inside and outside."
"You excitedly led an army of more than 200,000 to fight in person. You are truly a hero of the Ming Dynasty."
When Wu Sangui heard this, his face turned red and white. He just wanted to leave a way out for himself.
Who could have thought that one day, Wei Guogong Xu Da and Yongchang Hou Lanyu, these famous generals from the Hongwu period would lead armies to future generations!
When he thought that his suspicious Majesty knew that he had written correspondence with Huang Taiji, he would definitely kill his entire family!
Wu Sangui stared sharply at the unsuspecting Chang Sen, holding the weapon tightly with one hand.
Instead of just sitting back and waiting for death, why not fight to the death!
Chang Sen took a big bite of rabbit meat, his mouth was full of oil, and he said vaguely:
"You can try."
…
Ming army camp.
While they were drinking and drinking, Tanghe, the Duke of Xinguo, heard the movement in Shanhaiguan, frowned, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction:
"Tiande, is this brat Lan Yu crazy? He dares to blatantly send troops to monitor us."
"Even when Boren was still there, Boren would not dare to do this."
"Moreover, the camp is too far away from Shanhaiguan. If there is a change in Shanhaiguan, the army will not be able to get there in a short time."
On the side, Wu Liang also complained:
"That's right, that brat Lan Yu doesn't talk about old friendships at all!"
Duke Xu Da of Wei shook his head and said with a half-smile:
"Dingchen, you don't know that Lan Yu is very frightened. Among the four major Hongwu cases, Lan Yu's rebellion case is one of them."
"These days, I heard that he didn't drink at all in the army. No matter how big or small, he had to look at everything."
"We are all old, why should we compete with Lan Yu for battle glory? Wouldn't it be nice to go back to Yingtian Mansion, live in seclusion in the countryside, and be surrounded by children and grandchildren?"
Tang He and others looked at each other, and they were all a little moved. They had already found out clearly.
The four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty often implicated tens of thousands of people and resulted in numerous deaths.
Which of the Huaixi nobles here is not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang who raised the butcher's knife?
…
Outside Shanhaiguan.
The sound of artillery was so loud that in just half an hour, several sections of the Shanhaiguan city wall collapsed.
The Eight Banners of the Han people also suffered heavy casualties. Even Zu Dashou was blown up by artillery and no bones were left, let alone the soldiers holding firecrackers.
Gradually, the sound of artillery on Shanhaiguan gradually became sparse. After a while, only the Manchu and Qing artillery continued to bombard Shanhaiguan.
The interior of Shanhaiguan seemed to be deserted, without any movement.
…
Hong Chengchou raised his hand, ordered the soldiers to stop, and sent hundreds of light cavalry to Shanhaiguan to investigate the situation.
At this moment, Huang Taiji rode a war horse and came to Hong Chengchou and asked:
"General Hong, could it be that Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, deliberately set a trap? Wanting to trick the Qing Dynasty into falling for it?"
As he spoke, Huang Taiji's tone was very surprised. The little emperor of the Ming Dynasty was so stupid, how could he have so many loyal ministers?
Hong Chengchou shook his head, obviously not knowing what happened.
After a while, a Qingqi horse came back with a whip, saluted and knelt down to Huang Taiji, and said:
"Your Majesty, General Hong, there seems to be an internal fight in Shanhaiguan. There are many horse hoof prints, and there are sounds of fighting in the distance."
"General Zu and the others...all died in the battle."
When Hong Chengchou heard the bad news, he closed his eyes and the images of Cao Bianjiao and others flashed in his mind.
When they were defeated and captured, only he, Zu Dashou, and Zu Dalue returned to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, while the other generals would rather die than surrender.
Fan Wencheng's expression changed and he said:
"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui must have acted too hastily and was discovered."
"According to what Wu Sangui said, the 100,000 troops are all tired troops, and nearly half of them are newly recruited soldiers."
"Our army can march straight in and pursue them in the direction they left! Wipe out the last Ming Dynasty army in one fell swoop!"
"Then the Qing Dynasty can take over the Central Plains."
Hong Chengchou looked at the dilapidated Shanhaiguan in the distance and persuaded with some hesitation:
"Your Majesty, I heard that the army of one hundred thousand defeated Li Zicheng's army of one million and Zhang Xianzhong's army of hundreds of thousands."
"In this battle, more than half of the Han Eight Banners were lost."
When Fan Wencheng saw Hong Chengchou refute him, he said disdainfully:
"General Hong, thanks to Zhu Youjian, the current commander of the 100,000-strong army is just a few unknown generals."
"Sun Chuanting is currently training new troops in Shuntian Mansion. Without Sun Chuanting, these 100,000 troops are just a bunch of lambs."
After Huang Taiji heard that Sun Chuanting was training the new army, he said in a deep voice:
"Okay, General Hong, without further ado, I will also hand over the Mongolian Eight Banners Army to you, and you will pursue the 100,000-strong army."
"If you meet Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, you must not start a conflict."
Hong Chengchou had no choice but to accept the order.
A moment later, under the command of Hong Chengchou, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han merged into one army, and nearly 70,000 people poured into Shanhaiguan.
After entering the pass, they didn't stay too long before the army chased them in the direction of the horse's hoof prints.
…
the other side.
Yongchang Hou Lanyu led the army to move quickly, deliberately leaving some traces of fighting along the way.
After a while, when he heard the sound of intensive horse hooves behind him, Lan Yu ordered the army to stop and get into position.
As for himself, he touched the Hongyi cannon, calmed down his excitement, and asked:
"Mao'er, are you afraid?"
Chang Mao touched the back of his head and said honestly:
"Uncle, you are not afraid, and I am even less afraid."
Lan Yu lightly tapped Chang Mao's helmet and scolded:
"Mao'er, this is in the military. Do you think you are at home?"
"Call General!"
Chang Mao wanted to complain, but after thinking about it carefully, he endured it and took a few steps back aggrievedly.
Not far away, Chang Sen commanded the Guan Ning cavalry, while Wu Sangui, with a bruised nose and swollen face, followed with a pale face, acting as a personal guard.
For a moment, the air was filled with a chilling air.
…
When Hong Chengchou led nearly 70,000 cavalry to charge, he saw the army that had been waiting for a long time through dozens of blazing bonfires.
Just as Zu Dale was about to charge with his soldiers, he was stopped by Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou ordered the army to stop, rode his horse forward, and shouted:
"May I ask who is leading the troops?"
Just seeing that Guan Ning's cavalry and this army had no offense in autumn, Hong Chengchou knew that the Manchu Qing would definitely lose this time.
Where is the internal response? I'm afraid, this is a conspiracy from beginning to end.
As for the purpose, it is not difficult to guess that it should be the Manchu Eight Banners Army and Huang Taiji.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou felt a little depressed. When he commanded 130,000 troops to fight the Manchus, he didn't have such courage.
The leader of this army must not be an unknown person!
